On 01/29/14 23:38, Jonathan Wilkes wrote: > On 01/29/2014 04:50 PM, Guido Witmond wrote: >> On 01/29/14 19:57, Jonathan Wilkes wrote: >>> On 01/26/2014 08:12 AM, Guido Witmond wrote: >>>> BigFix: the missing package manager for Windows. What every >>>> self respecting unix/linux/bsd/etc system already has. Good. >>> How is a centralized service that requires the user to download >>> and install a binary from the web anything like apt? >>> >>> Don't get me wrong, nearly anything is better than just bare >>> Windows. >>> >>> But an honest, courageous approach would actually encourage the >>> oddball student who runs Debian Wheezy or whatever else that is >>> lightyears ahead of Windows in terms of security. Does this >>> security mandate do that, or does it merely hope that the ideal >>> of academic freedom will just get fed up and go find some other >>> domain to bother?
>> I fully agree, being Microsoft free since 1999, myself. However, >> the apt-package manager doesn't upgrade anything compiled into >> usr/local, hence, the need for a scanner. > > Hi Guido, Before I write anything else: Is the BigFix client free > software? Couldn't figure it out from a quick look at the website. I wouldn't know. Being an IBM acquisition, my first guess would be that it is proprietary. If you want something to scan you linux/bsd-box, there are good tools available. Even good-old tripwire could help you. Or Samhain, that also checks for setuid executables. regards, Guido.
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